Apparatus for position notification of vehicle, method and computer-readable medium

1. A vehicle position notification apparatus comprising: a main body unit which includes at least a detection unit, an attachment unit, a communication unit, an underwater movement unit, a control unit, and a mobility inhibition unit; wherein the detection unit detects a target comprising an underwater vehicle and a mother ship to which the underwater vehicle returns; the communication unit transmits a current position of the main body unit periodically or intermittently; the underwater movement unit moves the main body unit underwater; the attachment unit adheres the main body unit to the detected target; and the control unit performs drive control of the underwater movement unit to move the main body unit towards the underwater vehicle when the underwater vehicle is detected by the detection unit, and to move the main body unit to the mother ship from the underwater vehicle when the mother ship is detected in a state in which the main body unit has already adhered to the underwater vehicle; and a mobility inhibition unit that inhibits mobility of the target by causing damage physically, electrically or chemically, when a condition decided in advance is satisfied in the communication unit or when the communication unit receives an external mobility inhibition command.

2. The vehicle position notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit transmits a current position of the main body unit in a wireless manner.

3. The vehicle position notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit transmits an acoustic signal using an acoustic pinger.

4. The vehicle position notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver which measures a current position thereof and transmits the current position measured by the GPS receiver.

5. A vehicle position notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the mobility inhibition unit operates when a predetermined condition is satisfied or when a wireless signal from outside the vehicle position notification apparatus and which directs operation thereof is detected.

6. A vehicle position notification method comprising: a step for detecting a target comprising a underwater vehicle and a mother ship to which the underwater vehicle returns, by a detection unit; a step for transmitting a current position of a main body unit, periodically or intermittently; a step for moving the main body unit underwater by an underwater movement unit, towards the underwater vehicle when the underwater vehicle is detected by the detection unit, and for moving the main body unit to the mother ship from the underwater vehicle when the mother ship is detected in a state in which the main body unit has already adhered to the underwater vehicle; a step for adhering the main body unit to the detected target by an attachment unit; a step for drive controlling the underwater movement unit to move the main body unit towards the target when the target is detected; and a step for inhibiting mobility of the target by causing damage physically, electrically, or chemically, when a condition decided in advance is satisfied or responsive to receiving an external mobility inhibition command.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a program process for making a computer execute position notification of a body under detection, wherein the program process comprising: a detection process for detecting a target comprising a underwater vehicle and a mother ship to which the underwater vehicle returns, by a detection unit; a transmission process for transmitting a current position of a main body unit periodically or intermittently; a movement process for moving the main body unit underwater by an underwater movement unit, towards the underwater vehicle when the underwater vehicle is detected by the detection unit, and for moving the main body unit to the mother ship from the underwater vehicle when the mother ship is detected in a state in which the main body unit has already adhered to the underwater vehicle; an adhesion process for adhering the main body unit to the detected target by an attachment unit; a control process for drive controlling the underwater movement unit to move the main body unit towards the target when the target is detected; and a process for inhibiting mobility of the target by causing damage physically, electrically, or chemically, when a condition decided in advance is satisfied or responsive to receiving an external mobility inhibition command.